Chapter 166 Influence (Part 2)

Front of Changyang County

It is a wilderness, the terrain is flat, and the military camps are stretching for ten miles.

Wei Yue sat upright in the central army tent, his face turned pale, and his hand was a secret letter from Xiangyang's inquiry.

This secret letter is about Wang Hongyi's attack on Xiangyang.

After scanning the secret letter again, Wei Yue called out: "Mr. Zhou!"

Zhou Ji, who was in the next head, stepped forward, and Wei Yue handed the secret letter to Zhou Ji first. Zhou Ji took the secret letter and naturally unfolded the wrinkled secret letter.

After reading the secret letter, Zhou Ji's face was solemn that it seemed like water was about to drip into it, and he frowned slightly.

Although he did not see the Shu army capturing Xiangyang with his own eyes, the Shu army was stronger than expected from the content written in this secret letter, which made Zhou Ji a little uneasy.

Xiangyang City was captured within three months?

"Under the sun, thunder descended from the sky, and attacked it in one fell swoop, and the city fell down... What is this? The gods and immortals have different ambitions?" After carefully reading the secret letter, he became more afraid of the new master of Shu.

There were also several important officials in the conference hall. At the warning of the King of Wu, Zhou Ji handed them a secret letter.

After carefully reading the content of the secret letter, the faces of the others present changed one after another.

"No matter what, if you can break Xiangyang City in just three months, the casualties of the soldiers under the tent are not heavy, but it is really a concern for the lord's confidant." Zhou Ji sighed softly, feeling awe-inspiring.

The Wu Kingdom always believed that with the defense of Xiangyang City, the Shu army would swallow it and would have to hurt the enemy by 1,000, and it would have to hurt 800 of them. In fact, although the Shu army suffered casualties, it was far lower than this level.

Wei Yue moved his troops for years and did not even go back to the New Year, but he still did not have time to stop the progress of the Shu army, which cast a shadow in Wei Yue's heart.

With a "bang", Wei Yue slapped hard and said coldly: "How much has our navy reached Jiangling now?"

"Prince, considering that the navy was isolated and helpless in Jiangling, we were afraid of being ambushed, so our army only stationed six thousand navy troops."

"Another six thousand were transferred." The Eastern Wu Navy now only has 20,000.

"Abide by the order."

"Wang Hongyi will eventually meet him. However, the most important thing at the moment is the thing in front of you." After saying this, Wei Yue said.

"Changyang County is the last vassal state to resist the lonely. This beast must be destroyed quickly before it can return to the army to fight for Jingzhou."

Hearing this, the few people present nodded.

Wu and Yue pacify and conquer the new land, it takes time to settle these things. After these are settled, the battle between Wu and Shu will eventually be inevitable.

But not now.

Xiangyang, May 20th, the weather is clear, cloudless, and the breeze is gentle, making it a rare sunny day.

Divination says, auspicious day.

After Wang Hongyi occupied Xiangyang, his next goal was naturally to seize Nanjun.

"Although the casualties are not serious, the soldiers are tired and attack immediately, I am afraid they won't be able to do it!" Wang Hongyi thought silently at this time. Wang Hongyi was wearing a green casual dress, and he looked majestic and elegant.

"Nanjun Zhuangxing asked for a meeting?" Wang Hongyi thought about looking at the letter of worship handed over by the guards.

Zhuang Xing?

When you think about this name carefully, you will have an impression of it. It is not unfamiliar. The famous scholars, aristocratic families and connections are everywhere in Jing.

"Yes, Lord, will he let him in?" the guard asked.

Wang Hongyi said without hesitation: "Please come and see him."

Zhuang Xing is a person with quite an influence. He is really this person. He is helpful to his own victory over the world.

"No!" The guard retreated.

Wang Hongyi dressed up and sat back on the upper seat. The person who came was Zhuang Xing, who was majestic and moderate, was the right way.

Zhuang Xing was born in a large family in Nanjun, and he was free and easy to act, but he paid more attention to etiquette.

After a while, under the guidance of the guard, an elder with wide sleeves and long robe slowly walked inside from the outside.

I saw that this man had gray hair and deep eyes. Although his figure was medium, he was slender and well-proportioned. His clothes were of excellent texture but not luxurious. As soon as he entered the room, he bowed: "I have met Duke of Shu."

Wang Hongyi stood up and helped him, saying, "I dare not, please sit down, elder."

Zhuang Xing studied knowledge carefully and was a famous scholar in Jingzhou. He was famous at the age of 26. Chen Yuan praised "the legacy of cultivating scholars", focused on elegance, and interacted with celebrities such as Liu Hao and Xu Chao. Now, when he saw that he had been elegant and heroic. Only this view, Wang Hongyi has confirmed that this person should be the one he expected.

While Wang Hongyi was looking at him, Zhuang Xing, who entered the room, actually gave Wang Hongyi a look.

Zhuang Xing was knowledgeable and talented, and had all the scriptures, but he also had some skills in taking pictures.

At first glance, I saw that the noble man in front of me was very young, with his face as a mirror, his eyes as light paint, and his mind was calm. He had a faint posture of walking dragons and tigers in his steps, which was very intimidating.

With just one glance, Zhuang Xing was shocked. Just this appearance was a combination of form and spirit, and he was very majestic.

"I have heard of Mr. Zhuang's name for a long time, but I didn't expect that I could see you today." Wang Hongyi said again, gave him a seat and asked the servant to have a refreshment.

The two of them exchanged greetings for a while.

"Xiaomin has long wanted to meet the Duke of the Kingdom. He has long heard that Duke of the Kingdom is a hero of the times and is rarely a wise ruler. When he sees him today, he is extremely arrogant and famous!" After a while, Zhuang Xing spoke.

When Wang Hongyi heard Zhuang Xing praise him, he felt a little moved. A famous scholar like Zhuang Xing specially visited him. It was Nanjun again and was not under his jurisdiction, so he must have a purpose.

"Mr. Zhuang has really won the award. I heard about Mr. Zhuang's name a few years ago. I have always wanted to share wine with Mr. Zhuang for a while. Unfortunately, Nanjun is the land of Jingzhou and is too far away from Shu, which has delayed this wish until now. Now, Nanjun is at the forefront of the storm. It is still good now. You and I can still sit down and chat like this. If we have a few more days, we may be afraid that the two armies will confront each other. Mr. Zhuang, who is a great clan in Nanjun, would have to avoid suspicion."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xing stood up and bowed to Wang Hongyi, who was in the upper hand, and finally expressed his purpose for the trip.

"The Duke of Guo has conquered Xiangyang, and there is no accident that he will inevitably fight against Nanjun. However, Xing has been a native of Nanjun, so he cannot sit idly by. The Duke of Guo can tolerate him for a few days. Xing is willing to go to the prefect's office in person and persuade the prefect to surrender to the Duke of Guo. Nanjun is an important place. Since the Duke of Guo wants to, Xing is willing to plan for the Duke of Guo."

As soon as Zhuang Xing said something, Wang Hongyi was immediately overjoyed.

Although he had already vaguely guessed Zhuang Xing's purpose, he was not very sure about this before.

It is a good thing for Wang Hongyi to be able to win a large county without spending one soldier.

"If this is true, Mr. Zhuang's move not only avoided a war, but also helped Gu's great help." Wang Hongyi immediately bowed his heart and said, "Gu has appointed you as the sixth-rank prime minister Fenglang, how about it?"

However, he was rejected by Zhuang Xing.

"The Duke of the Kingdom, I have the truth, but I will not receive any reward without merit. Xing has not succeeded yet and cannot accept the reward." Zhuang Xing bowed deeply: "Please wait for a few days, Xing will go back and persuade the prefect."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

After sending Zhuang Xing away, Wang Hongyi immediately invited Zhang Youzhi to his tent.

"Master, what are the happy events?" As soon as I entered the tent, I saw Wang Hongyi smiling. Although he had just captured Xiangyang, he really had a reason to be happy, but in a few days, the lord had already calmed down.

If there is no new happy event, Wang Hongyi cannot be so happy.

Wang Hongyi asked Zhang Youzhi to sit down and talked about what happened just now.

"Zhuang Xing?" Zhang Youzhi also heard about this person and nodded: "This person is talented and virtuous, and has a wide range of friends. During famines and natural disasters, he can convince his family to give porridge and help the poor people. Not only is he very famous in Nanjun, but he is a respectable celebrity in Jingzhou. Since he said he would persuade the prefect of Nanjun to surrender, it is very likely that the prefect of Nanjun really asked to surrender."

"Being able to recruit this person in the orphan's tent is like adding wings to the tiger." Wang Hongyi sighed.

Zhang Youzhi smiled slightly, not worried about it.

"Lord, Zhuang Xing came to visit the lord and asked to persuade the prefect of Nanjun to surrender. Although he was trying to stop the war, he was not optimistic about the lord's words. How could he do this? I think Zhuang Xing would definitely agree to the lord's recruitment afterwards."

"You are right!" Wang Hongyi nodded.

Zhuang Xing, he has talent, virtue and reputation. This is one of them. Zhuang Jie has been famous for his past decades, and his disciples have all over Jingzhu. This is the second.

Moreover, Zhuang Xing has made extensive friends and is extremely helpful to his support.

Even if Zhuang Xing could not successfully convince the prefect to surrender, Wang Hongyi did not intend to miss this person.

However, we cannot just entrust a high-ranking official at once.

Zhuang Xing also understood this point.

Zhuang Xing had long wanted to become an official. Of course, he was already sixty years old, and even if he was an official, he would not have been long. He could only pave the way for his descendants, but he needed to choose carefully if he assisted.

When Wang Hongyi captured Chengdu, Zhuang Xing noticed Wang Hongyi.

With the pacification of Shu, the recovery of Long Sword, and the conquering Shangyong New City one by one, Zhuang Xing felt more and more that Wang Hongyi was a rare hero.

The Shu army was disciplined with strict discipline and was very popular with the people wherever they went. Shu developed very quickly, and this was the capital of the emperor.

Wang Hongyi himself was from a large family. Although he was not from the Wang family's direct line, he was an orthodox heir and had no flaws in his background.

In terms of age, Wang Hongyi is the youngest among the princes fighting for the world.

Taking into account the above factors, Wang Hongyi is a candidate worthy of assistance.

If you assist such a wise leader and succeed, the dealer will finally undergo a qualitative change and truly become a noble family.

Zhuang Xing kept thinking about how to meet Wang Hongyi, but Zhuang Xing was unwilling to come to him for nothing and reduce his value. However, the current situation gave him a chance.

The reason why he was able to make contributions to Duke Shu and to prevent the disaster of war in Nanjun, a place where people gave birth to tribes, was a killing of two birds with one stone.

And at this time, I am afraid that the legitimate grandson had already explained to the prefect that the legitimate grandson and the prefect were in-laws, but I am afraid that there is good news now.

Zhuang Xing left the yamen, and the coachman came up to help him get into the car, smiling: "Master, go back now?"

Zhuang Xing got into the car and sat down, opened the window and said, "Go back to Nanjun!"

The coachman responded, shouted, and the carriage moved.
Chapter completed!